Radio: TV In Europe

In London last week, 20 diplomats and television experts from Britain,
France, The Netherlands, Belgium and Luxembourg tried to agree on
uniform TV standards for Western Europe. After two days of polite
wrangling they decided to try again next month in Paris.

One large obstacle to European agreement was shrewd, stubborn Vladimir
Porché, director general of state-owned Radio Diffusion Française, who
is determinedly plugging France's new 819-line system* as the European
standard. Porché has already put up a TV transmitter in Vatican City
and plans to spot TV sets in Roman theaters and public...